Like most others our family have had to rethink budgeting. We can no longer afford to buy all branded stuff and I’ve made quite a few changes to our grocery shop.
DH is constantly ‘commenting’ and really annoying me.
’oh can’t we afford Charmin anymore this toilet roll is not very good, you need to use twice the amount’
’This bacon is so thin it all breaks up and you can’t cook it properly’
’I don’t like this brown sauce, why can’t we have HP?’
’Are you sure this detergent cleans as well as Ariel?’
’I need Heinz beans, these taste like shit’
’Are these the cheap, basic range eggs? We should get free range where the chickens can roam’
’The chocolate on these biscuits tastes cheap, where’s the chocolate hobnobs?’
and on and on. I’ve explained as he well knows that everything costs more, he obviously knows this but just responds with ‘it’s a false economy though as most of this is either shit or you have to use twice the amount’. I’ve suggested he does the shopping but he refuses.
I’m a savvy shopper and am good at finding offers and bargains.
Does this cause friction in your household? He’s otherwise a reasonable human being and not bad husband.